What have you done to anything but your bike today?

[Old Nick]

It’s chucking it down with rain, so I can’t do anything to the bike or the garden so as idle hands do the devils work, I thought I’d strip and clean and rebuild my equatorial mount for the telescope ready for the Autumn and Winter observing season

And as this has nothing to do with bikes I thought it could do with its own thread

Stripped down mount, cleaned and ready for regreasing and reassembly - this is a fine example of Chinese estimation engineering

All these bits allow the mount to move in declination and right ascension (up and down and side to side) in line with the earths axis of rotation and need to have a very smooth movement to track celestial objects accurately


which has shown up a rather dodgy race bearing that’s rough as fuck



So new proper bearing ordered and should be here Wednesday for refit - bit annoying I wanted to finish it today….

 

[MartytheMartian]

Interesting scope are you watching out for my fleet arriving from the red planet? At first glance and only seeing the upper part of the first picture I thought I was looking at a fancy food processor but, instead it's some good, non-culinary engineering. I wouldn't mind a good telescope myself but it would be little use here given that clear night skies are a blue moon experience in Argyll of late.

 

[DD67]

That looks like a well made bit of kit (in the first photo)
If all it'll take to bring it up to speed is a decent bearing. I'd say you're onto a winner Nick

Great idea for a thread as well. I'm often tinkering with stuff but don't feel that I should post about it in bike related threads.

 

[Don the Don]

smart bit of kit Nick, aye a general engineering thread would expand general interests

 

[Sarky B’stard]

That looks like a well made bit of kit (in the first photo)
If all it'll take to bring it up to speed is a decent bearing. I'd say you're onto a winner Nick

Great idea for a thread as well. I'm often tinkering with stuff but don't feel that I should post about it in bike related threads.

Never stopped BB3Lions from telling us about small things he’s been tinkering with

 

[Don the Don]

Never stopped BB3Lions from telling us about small things he’s been tinkering with

With his Haynes self abuse manual

 

[Old Nick]

Interesting scope are you watching out for my fleet arriving from the red planet? At first glance and only seeing the upper part of the first picture I thought I was looking at a fancy food processor but, instead it's some good, non-culinary engineering. I wouldn't mind a good telescope myself but it would be little use here given that clear night skies are a blue moon experience in Argyll of late.

Not seen any of your mates yet Marty, but satellites or the ISS moving through the field of view can be a bit surprising

And definitely no food processors

 

[chas]

Had a family duty call in Chatham for my nephews spawn's first birthday so took the chance to get my old Washburn (MiJ) acoustic guitar back that I'd lent him. I bought it new in 1981 so it's now a 'vintage' jap built guitar.
I'm looking forward to taking the layers of dust off it and reaquainting.

 

[MartytheMartian]

Your nephews sprog has been playing a guitar that you lent him and he's just turned one?! Christ is he the Messiah!

 

[Daytona]

i have walked the dog, got pissed wet through, had me tea, then a bottle of red n auchentoshan chasers

 

[chas]

Your nephews sprog has been playing a guitar that you lent him and he's just turned one?! Christ is he the Messiah!

The nephew fancied himself as the next Ed Sheerhan I think and wanted a guitar. So I lent him something that plays well.

I'm glad it's home

 

[Daytona]

watch this space , according to my Mrs i will be doing lots of non-bike related things??

 

[Daytona]

that will of course be after the T150 is rebuilt

OH Fuck i mentioned a bike

 

[DD67]

watch this space , according to my Mrs i will be doing lots of non-bike related things??

I hate to say it Daytona.
But "I told you so!" mate.
U iz now officially everyones b'atch!

Everything from an oil change to unblocking a lav. Is now your job!

 

[MartytheMartian]

Well I don't know if this counts but today (and for an hour or so most days) I have been brushing up on my mathematics. I guess I am a masochist but I have decided that my mathematics is decidedly rusty and needs polished and souped up somewhat. I guess that what I am really doing is giving the old grey cells a very much needed overhaul.

 

[BAD LUCK DUCK]

It’s chucking it down with rain, so I can’t do anything to the bike or the garden so as idle hands do the devils work, I thought I’d strip and clean and rebuild my equatorial mount for the telescope ready for the Autumn and Winter observing season

And as this has nothing to do with bikes I thought it could do with its own thread

Stripped down mount, cleaned and ready for regreasing and reassembly - this is a fine example of Chinese estimation engineering

All these bits allow the mount to move in declination and right ascension (up and down and side to side) in line with the earths axis of rotation and need to have a very smooth movement to track celestial objects accurately
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which has shown up a rather dodgy race bearing that’s rough as fuck

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So new proper bearing ordered and should be here Wednesday for refit - bit annoying I wanted to finish it today….

I got a big telescope
Honestly I really have..Have a great curiosity in the stars...The only problem is when I bought it brand new and all boxed up I didn't put it together straight the way and one day I came home and the ex missus Duck had put it all together and had a play with it so it was never set up right and to be fair I could see better with the naked eye than with that...trying to follow anything with it was a waste of time..
In pieces now under the cupboard. Often wonder if I could do something with it to get it working properly and maybe fit stronger lenses...

 

[Daytona]

Was discussing the constellations ( not Enfields ) and my lack of knowledge ofvthem. The more you look the more you see. Makes you wonder what else is out there. We cant be the only life forms ???

 

[Sarky B’stard]

Was discussing the constellations ( not Enfields ) and my lack of knowledge ofvthem. The more you look the more you see. Makes you wonder what else is out there. We cant be the only life forms ???

You will find heavenly bodies on other threads……

 

[Old Nick]

I got a big telescope
Honestly I really have..Have a great curiosity in the stars...The only problem is when I bought it brand new and all boxed up I didn't put it together straight the way and one day I came home and the ex missus Duck had put it all together and had a play with it so it was never set up right and to be fair I could see better with the naked eye than with that...trying to follow anything with it was a waste of time..
In pieces now under the cupboard. Often wonder if I could do something with it to get it working properly and maybe fit stronger lenses...

Sorry to hear it’s in bits Duck, I’ll guarantee with your tinkering skills you’ll get it up and running in no time

probably won’t need the angle grinder though

Or the welding kit

What type of scope have you got?

 

[Don the Don]

What type of scope have you got?